Word: basins
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...With the Basin unusually placid and favorable for even rowing, the victorious oarsmen swept down the stretch to the finish flags in the fast time of 9 minutes, 58 seconds. Throughout the race the winning eight coordinated well, pulling a hard, fast stroke with little checking Parker setting his men to a long pull early in the race...
...race staged yesterday to determine which one of the upperclass crews shall meet the Yale championship eight on the Charles on May 23, a smoothly swinging Junior class boat stroked by A.H. Parker '32 left the Sophomore and Senior crews in the wash in the Charles River Basin, the race being rowed over the mile and three-quarters course. The winning oarsmen left the Seniors over a length and a half astern as they crossed the finish line, while the crew representing 1933 was to be seen nearly seven lengths to the rear...
...races staged over this course in the Basin on Thursday and Saturday of last week, and in a trial over the Henley distance on Friday, the crew stroked by Armstrong showed itself to be definitely superior to that paced by Lawrence. In each case the former boat crossed the finish with a lead of over a length beyond the latter...
Races between the University and Freshman lightweight boats, slated for last Saturday, were called off on account of the weather, but the former, handicapped by gaps in the regular seatings, contended for seven minutes over sloppy water of the upper basin. Class coach Ed Brown announced last night that he had definitely picked his three class boats, which are to race this Wednesday to determine which shell would be selected to meet the Eli classmen...
Rowing in the wake of the late afternoon river traffic, the two University 150-pound boats and the Sophomore class eight raced over the upstream mile course yesterday. Plans for putting the crews through their paces over the Henley distance were thwarted by a head wind which ruffled the basin and defied smooth blade-work...